Music Releases For March 11th, 2014

Back at it for another Tuesday.  I guess the optimist (prime) in me is happy to see some new music on this gorgeous day here in Toronto.  While scouring through the releases from my various sites I check (Rolling Stone, Amazon, PRP, All Music, etc.), I was really getting disappointed with the lack of quality material this week.

Thankfully I ran into new releases from 311 and Seeming for my mellow afternoon vibes, while checking out the new heavy material from Eisbrecher, Architects, and Our Last Enemy.  Like most tunes I recommend on this site, I urge you to head to a local record store (if CD or vinyl is your preference) and check out some of the tunes.  If you want a quick snippet of what they have to offer, then head to an online retailer or other legal source where they generally have 30 secs worth of material.  It may not be much but I fully agree that you have to listen to the album before buying it.  It's not like you can return an MP3 or anything...

(Seeming - Madness & Extinction)

Madness & Extinction by Seeming is the feel-bad album of 2014. Cleverly tuneful and even pop at times, Seeming’s postgothic music clearly sings an oppressive postmillennial isolation, a crisis of nature, and an indictment of just about everyone. A New York based duo that do post-goth /goth-pop.The electronic duo's debut Madness & Extinction is a foreboding opus, equal parts chaotic rage and melodic sweetness.

Seeming's cavernous music fuses masterful songwriting with explosive and strange passion. Seeming's members are both veterans of acclaimed darkwave act ThouShaltNot: Alex Reed (author of Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music) and drummer Aaron Fuleki.  A post-gothic meditation on insanity, history, and the earth in crisis, Madness & Extinction announces the bold arrival of Seeming. -Ear Milk

(311 - Stereolithic)

The band experiments with new recording techniques, sampling and overdubbing. This really makes the songs jump off of the album. The guitars are tighter, the vocals are cleaner and the tracks flow together, even in their uniqueness. Hard rock fans will be pleased with the innovative guitar harmonies, while reggae fans will enjoy the delivery and content of the lyrics. Overall, the sound on ‘Stereolithic” is bombastic enough for radio and arenas, while still remaining chill and tasteful enough for casual listeners. -College News

(Eisbrecher - 2003-2013: Zehn Jahre Kalt)

Celebrating 10 years of the Ice Age, Zehn Jahre Kalt features reworked versions of classic tracks, remixes from the last full length Die Holle muss warten, and three tracks never before released in the United States! -Amazon

(Our Last Enemy - Pariah)

Overall, Pariah makes for an interesting listen beginning to end because you never know where it will lead you next. Somewhere dark and twisted? That hyperactive angst-laden part of your subconscious? You own inner social pariah? The truth is, the fun is the discovery. The variations between intense industrial metal influences and more traditional metal traces make this a vibrant listen and a riveting ride through the peaks and falls of instrumental fury. -Examiner

(Architects - Lost Forever // Lost Together)

Though they haven’t reinvented the metalcore genre with Lost Forever // Lost Together, Architects certainly have done their damndest to perfect it. Rather than exploring uncharted territories, admirably, the group has opted to revisit their roots, which has in turn allowed them to refine their sound with staggering efficiency. Intense, intricate, and fun for the whole family, this is Architects as they were always meant to be. I strongly suggest you pick up Lost Forever // Lost Together when it drops tomorrow (March 11) via Epitaph Records. -Under The Gun